Health perceptions and treatment adherence in adults with cystic fibrosis

摘要: BACKGROUND: Clinical and demographic variables are poor predictors of treatment adherence. This study therefore examined the relationships between patients' perception their cystic fibrosis reported adherence to physiotherapy, exercise, pancreatic enzyme vitamin therapies. METHODS: Sixty adults with completed Health Perception Scale, Locus Control Manchester Adult Cystic Fibrosis Compliance Questionnaire. RESULTS: Reported therapies was not influenced by perceptions past, current future disease severity, or perceived susceptibility recurrent infections. The greater level worry regarding disease, more likely they were adhere physiotherapy (p < 0.002), 0.001) regimens. No difference exercise adherent non-adherent groups emerged worry. Compared patients who believed that in control health, those controlled others (family health professionals) levels 0.001), In contrast, adhered regimen a extent than did 0.003). CONCLUSIONS: Worrying about having little personal over facilitated It is clear perceive therapy differently from other forms treatment.